Jonathan Stempel reports: 23andMe will pay $30 million and provide three years of security monitoring to settle a lawsuit accusing the genetics testing company of failing to protect the privacy of 6.9 million customers whose personal information was exposed in a data breach last year. The accord also resolves accusations that 23andMe did not tell…
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The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’
Brian Krebs reports: A cyberattack that shut down two of the top casinos in Las Vegas last year quickly became one of the most riveting security stories of 2023: It was the first known case of native English-speaking hackers in the United States and Britain teaming up with ransomware gangs based in Russia. But that…
UPDATED: Prov. Schools Staff Told Not to Log On to Internet Due to “Technical Difficulties”
GoLocal reports: Providence Public Schools’ internet network has reportedly been hit with “technical difficulties.” As GoLocal first reported, the school community was alerted to the issue Wednesday night. Now, the Providence Public Schools Department has sent out an update on Thursday morning. We write to inform you that, yesterday, PPSD IT staff detected irregular activity…
FBI and CISA Release Joint PSA, Just So You Know: False Claims of Hacked Voter Information Likely Intended to Sow Distrust of U.S. Elections
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency – CISA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 12, 2024 Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON – Today, as part of their public service announcement (PSA) series to put potential election day cyber related disruptions during the 2024 election cycle into context for the American people, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)…
Deal made with whistleblower after Columbus’ data leak drew global attention, deal still muzzles whistleblower
There’s an update to a disturbing story that involved a Franklin County judge granting the City of Columbus a temporary restraining order against Connor Goodwolf. Goodwolf has been providing information to the media and the public about a ransomware attack on the city and was refuting the city’s claims about the impact of the attack…
Highline Public Schools addresses computer hack with a FAQ
Highline Public Schools issued an FAQ about the cybersecurity incident they first detected September 7. The incident resulted in school closures for Monday through Wednesday, but classes resumed yesterday. Their FAQ was last updated on Wednesday. You can read the FAQs on the district’s site. While it asks a number of questions, it declines to…